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• Whos using Sorenson Fuel Injectors???
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 05:21:04 -0800
  ...some rusty seams has NO engine-Perfect for a conversion project!!! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball http://sports.yahoo...
• Re: hard to reach seam rust .. best options
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 31 May 2006 10:19:50 +1000
  ...hard to reach seam rust .. best options Chris, I'm not sure if you have experience with the Cip1 fenders. I've seen front...
• 200 mile tow-dolly trip a success!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 17:09:12 -0800
  ...It has a frozen engine and a really big rusted seam below the Flu-vent/Ulility outlets but the interior is very clean.and...
• FS: 85 Vanagon Westfalia in Maryland
  Historical mailing list - James W Wagner
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:56:34 -0400
  ...Body clean with slight seam rust. Asking $3500. James Wagner
• '87 Syncro For Sale - Not Mine!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 13:38:11 -0800
  ...Spot and seam rust but not excessive. Tires fair but NOT equal wear on each. Odometer says 115K but sign in window says 140K...
• Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLU...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:09:40 -0400
  ...No small job! You can glass-blast the seam & reseal, but the rusts still in there and sooner than later, its going to ruin...
• Re: Vehicle inspections
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:28:00 -0500
  On the other hand, if both were pristine (and there were no signs of the ubiquitous Westy seam rust, especially on the kitchen side...
• Re: fridge exhaust cover
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Sun, 2 May 2004 21:38:40 -0500
  ...So.......the water produced by > the condensation collects in there at the floor level and rusts out the > lower seam. The rust also starts...
• 84 Vanagon GL For Sale - $ 1,500
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:38:17 -0500
  ...Exterior has moderate seam rust and some other areas of surface rust. Only one very small spot of rust-through. Needs one motor mount...
• Re: A Question of Value
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:53:30 -0700
  ...A Question of Value How much would you pay for an 85 Wolfsburg Westfalia, no body rust, some seam rust, recently passed 2 year...
• FS: '85 Westfalia GL, $4250 (Pa.) (avail. again)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 10:35:42
  ...However, there is the typical surface rust along the seams, and along one seam the rust has spread out about 3" wide. Also some...
• Water Leak @ Body Seam Video, PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:35:02 -0700
  ...failed caulking on seam: http://tinyurl.com/8s4arzm Youtube video I made showing leak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmXnBludvMI&feature=youtu.be...
• FS: 1986 Wolfsburg 74k (WI)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Binder
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:13:37 -0600
  ...Air conditioning (needs charge), Great body w/ very minor (usual) rust (no seam rust) excellent interior, bumpers are pitted with rust, need rechroming or...
• Worth of my 88?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:01:21 -0700
  ...No seam rust, only rust is a a light haze where I need to fix the rock chips in the front. AC needs a...
• FS: 1986 Synchro Westphalia Weekender, 150k-miles, 1-owner
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 12:06:19 -0700
  ...1986 Westphalia Weekender Synchro 150,000 miles 1 owner $7500 some slight seam rust, and spot of rust under front windshield where a stone...
• Re: got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:12:59 EST
  ...if you dont want the drivers side of your westy to rust out, i would > >strongly suggest getting out there with a tube of...
• '91 Vanagon Carat For sale in Allentown, pa $5000 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Sep 1998 22:16:49 EDT
  ...previously south carolina vehicle, there is NO seam rust. new engine. 130k on body. runs great. $5000 obo call (610) 264-9191 allentown, pa...
• Re: $20,000 for a Syncro Westy (Was: Do some years rust more thanothers? Thoughts on a winter Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:46:31 -0800
  ...It had little rust. Then a year later, and BOOM! all the seams bursted with rust. By chance the origional owner flagged me down...
• Re: $20,000 for a Syncro Westy (Was: Do some years rust more thanothers? Thoughts on a winter Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:46:31 -0800
  ...It had little rust. Then a year later, and BOOM! all the seams bursted with rust. By chance the origional owner flagged me down...
• Re: 1989 Carat Vanagon For Sale... Southern Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:24:05 EST
  In a message dated 11/17/04 10:03:50 PM, jjmojo@BLAZENET.NET writes: << Van is not rusty at all.. super minor seam...
• Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 21:46:45 EST
  In a message dated 3/29/03 9:42:54 PM, CSilva@cde.ca.gov writes: << Hello, I am out of the office from...
• Re: Projektzwo foglight spares.....what if you break your $300 foglites?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 09:04:36 -0700
  ...Seam rust CANNOT be treated only from the >outside. You need to tackle *both* sides, otherwise it will simply recur, >again and again. > > From...
• Tan '86 7-pass. at VA pick and pull
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:52:29 -0800
  ...at Circle Auto Parts off Temple Avenue in Colonial Heights VA.� Seam rust but good doors and hatch, dented slider. Good glass but for...
• Cheap paint job on EVs
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Wed, 30 Apr 97 21:09:27 EDT
  ...I also looked at a 94 that had surface rust on the seams. So may be we need to keep a poor paint registry...
• Re: "Clear Tape" on the wheel well? WAS Seam rust. Yuck.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:04:51 +0200
  "Joe L." wrote: > 2. I do not recall ever seeing anything like this stuff at the FLAPS. What > is a sutible replacement? Would the...
• 87 Syncro Westy, Seattle, $6000 OBO.
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 12:10:18 -0700
  ...dented, no seam rust, west coast car, interior is beat/dirty Purchased from orig. owner. Fascinating story. engine/tranny rebuilt recently, u joints/driveshaft...
• Re: Water leak below dash
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 05:39:17 -0500
  ...COM> wrote: > > Yep, or a rusty spot under the windshield seal, usually right at the > sheet metal seam on the outside. Cheers, Frank Condelli...
• FS CDN 1985/6 Westy-auto
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:23:28 -0400
  ...Needs new pop-top seals and the odd small rust spot (no seam rust) and very minor dents CDN $8,500 OBO (about USD...
• Re: EV paint finish rust
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 06:49:26 -0400 (EDT)
  I'm getting little "pin-prick" rust spots on the back hatch on my EV, and a couple of spots on the seams. It...
• Re: Westy Vent cap??? where to get.
  Historical mailing list - John Fried
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 15:54:34 -0400
  ...is very rusty along the seam between the upper and lower side panels. I first thought this might be caused by overflow from either...
• Re: Back to writing about my Vanagon restoration
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 16:22:52 -0400
  ...definitely a craftsman! What's he doing with those side seams? > Scraping, rust killing, and coating with something? Most of us have that > problem...
• Re: Sliding door skin unglued
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:56:20 -0700
  ...The seams are the last place any rust develops on these chassis.
• The Rust Crusade
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:50:42 -0400
  ...I am gradually doing the entire frame, working my way to the really big job - a rusty seam behind the refrigerator. I am also...
• '87 Synchro�How much to offer?
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Hart
  Mon, 25 May 1998 16:26:44 -0700
  ...and paint is quite clean with some seam rust(hard or expensive to fix?) and some rust on horizontal panel behind front bumper. No...
• city water
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 06:21:47 -0500
  ...a connection here between our camper water system, internal leaks, and that lower seam rust above the rocker panel........ Bob, 84 westy Menomonie Wi
• Fridge+Stove removal question
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 13:00:05 -0800
  I need to remove the fridge/stove to get to the interior rocker panel (body seam) so i can treat some rust. I have...
• Re: added more pics to seam rust por-15 project
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:01:22 -0500
  One comment Mark. While the bedliner is a great idea if you have it tinted the right color to match the color of your...
• Re: Propane Cautions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 21:20:29 -0400
  >I recently replaced my tank, as this corrosion had rusted the label almost >entirely off, and pitted the steel of the tank. >the seams...
• F.S. soon, nice low mileage 1.9l Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:15:21 -0500
  ...It was rustproofed when new so no seam rust. It has been concientiously but not obsessively maintained. Located in salt free South Carolina, asking...
• Re: [vanagon] very cheap Syncro Doublecab on samba..$4k with rear sliders AND...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 03:28:39 EST
  ...as far as the rust.. there is surface seam rust, and then there is rot. they are not the same. take a sander and...
• Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Fri, 20 May 2011 22:07:49 -0400
  Greetings, I just got my 84 Westy back from a shop after having seam rust and rocker panel attention, plus new paint. But since...
• For Sale Draft
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 14:58:36 -0700
  ...Vehicle brought from San Diego in August of '98 has very little seam rust. I have receipt for all maint and repairs since NEW...
• Syncro passenger van for sale $3000
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 23:28:16 -0500
  ...Very solid body, normal minor seam rust but very minimal. Runs and drives great. Rear locking differential. Needs complete exhaust pipes, but not muffler...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 7 May 2012 17:13:48 -0700
  I've been spraying Rust Check ( a petroleum based rust inhibitor and lube) Link: http://www.rustcheck.com/ all over the seams in engine...
• Re: Westy in MICHIGAN?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 09:02:37 -0600
  ...You will not have to learn terms like seam rust, POR15, bondo, naval jelly and you'll be able to just delete those post...
• Re: Lots of talk about Rust...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 07:36:50 -0400
  ...The seams are a perfect example of this. This explains why in the west vehicle don't rust as bad. At nights the air...
• Re: Spring has sprung and so has the rust.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 97 19:35:51 EST
  ...When dealing with a rusty seam often times your only recourse is to use chemicals but the most successful method is to remove the...
• 1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg silver, auto NY
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:06:30 -0700
  ...Alloys with center caps Seam rust on drivers door seam. Came from original owners. Nice enough to put an engine in and use again...
• For Sale: '84 SUNROOF vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:36:15 EST
  ...body near excellent, no seam rust, paint nice shiny. no head leaks, runs great. this is a very clean van.. van located in philly...
• New England Body Shop Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:52:29 +0000
  ...Briefly, it has the typical (for New England) rust line on the driver's side rocker panel as well as the usual seam rust...
• lanolin, was Re: little vanagon content -cosmoline vs wd40
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:30:24 -0700
  ...dear rusty seam has been discussed a great deal just this year that linseed oil or lanolin will arrest and prevent rust everywhere it...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:54:13 -0700
  Just be sure to do both sides of the metal or it will rust from the inside. http://www.por15.com/ MANY PRODUCTS CLAIM...
• rust under slider door track
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 20:55:01 -0500
  ...Within weeks it started to bubble up the seam. I took off the interior trim panel and sure enough, lots of rust on the...
• Trip Report, Dallas to WV
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 May 1997 22:22:40 +0000
  ...no signs of seam rust, and hell the door has been unpainted steel for 3 YEARS!! and still no rust. Having a hard time...
• 83.5 gas tank removal
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:27:11 -0400
  ...It is rusting at the seams. Can I use POR-15 to fix it or should I get a new tank? Next question, My...
• replacing DS VNGN FENDER?
  Historical mailing list - curt welsh
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 18:06:47 -0800
  Has anyone replaced an entire Front vanagon fender section? My '87 GL's fender has rusted pretty badly along the DS wheel well flare...
• About those mud flap holes...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:30:37 -0600
  ...bondo and Paint? What has anyone else done, if anything? Seems like a rusty seam waiting to happen if they are not filled. Jim
• Re: STOLEN - diesel westy in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:40:03 -0400
  ...ugly black steel bumper > on the back, black rust paint on some of the seams... I've seen much better looking vans in the...
• Re: vanagon seam rust repair
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:37:15 EST
  ...the fiberglass panels on my 91 GL to get at the rust. > > Last time I tried this - on a '90 GL - the little screws...
• Re: A kid in Honda crunched my 87 syncro yesterday/ body damage pics
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:15:33 +1300
  ...watch for seam rust beginning to appear anywhere on the bus, as the seams will have been tweaked. Fortunately to me the damage seems...